And how many a town (population) have We destroyed, which were thankless for its means of livelihood (disobeyed Allah, and His Messengers, by doing evil deeds and crimes)! And those are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them except a little. And verily! We have been the inheritors.
और हमने तो बहुतेरी बस्तियाँ बरबाद कर दी जो अपनी मइशत (रोजी) में बहुत इतराहट से (ज़िन्दगी) बसर किया करती थीं-(तो देखो) ये उन ही के (उजड़े हुए) घर हैं जो उनके बाद फिर आबाद नहीं हुए मगर बहुत कम और (आख़िर) हम ही उनके (माल व असबाब के) वारिस हुए